“22 million pounds of plastic flow to the Great Lakes each year”
Chicago’s early January temperatures don’t make for beach-going, but beaches free of plastic litter were recently top of mind for Illinois Great Lakes advocates.

By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today Algae blooms continue to color western Lake Erie a deep green. Now researchers and scientists…

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Record-setting algae bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends have caused this problem, which scientists predict won’t be the last crisis of its kind.

So, what can we do about it? Is it preventable, and if so, how?

Great Lakes Now produced a special interview with Christy McDonald and Dr. Patrick Doran, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Michigan. Dr. Doran leads statewide and Great Lakes‐wide investigations of conservation priorities. This includes the identification and prioritization of important conservation areas, as well as the development and implementation of conservation strategies and measures of success.